Patient Stories

"Becoming a cancer survivor is the best thing that ever happened to me, because now I can help create a future where no child ever has to endure what I went through and lose part of their childhood." Emily Whitehead was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at age five. “Being diagnosed [...]

"Since survivorship, I’ve been able to witness things in life that I never thought possible such as helping my daughter get ready for prom, traveling with my son for baseball, and celebrating my 20th wedding anniversary with my husband.” Elizabeth O’Connor was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic canc [...]

"Cancer revealed itself to me and my family almost all at once." In 2014, Dan Tukey received a call from his father: “With a broken and choked voice, he informed me that my older brother had been rushed to the hospital.” Dan’s 30-year-old brother had been diagnosed with cancer; tragically, his bro [...]

"Being diagnosed with cancer at the age of 4 years old meant that some of my earliest and first memories involved hospital stays and plenty of doctor visits." Nick Wilkins spent nearly 12 years as a youth facing a form of leukemia called acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). “A couple of weeks into c [...]

“Cancer has given me a whole new perspective on life. I see how important it is to value the small moments, and I am extremely grateful for each day.” Kelly Spill was pregnant with her son in 2019 and looking forward to starting a family when she began noticing worrying symptoms. After giving birt [...]